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On Noncommutativity in String Theory and D-Branes

High Energy Physics - Theory 2016-09-06 v2

Abstract

By considering the B-field dynamical and studying its interaction with Ramond-Ramond (RR) background we observe the breaking of the B-field gauge symmetry in the effective action. This effect takes place due to non-perturbative coupling of the B-field to membrane topological charge. As a result, the B-field is renormalized in the RR backgrounds, making it impossible to obtain consistent non-commutative models with constant B-field. We argue that the gauge invariance is restored by introducing appropriate external D-brane configuration.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0202209,
  title  = {On Noncommutativity in String Theory and D-Branes},
  author = {Masud Chaichian and Dimitri Polyakov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0202209},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

11 pages, harvmac.tex, references added

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